Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is witnessing one series of raids. In fact, the investigating agency team has now reached the house of Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut in Bhandup in Mumbai. It is being told that he can be taken to the ED office for questioning. Sanjay Raut is under the scanner in the Rs 1034 crore Patra chawl scam. In fact, he was summoned on July 20 and 27 after his questioning on July 1, though he sent information through his lawyers that he could appear only after August 7 due to the Parliament session. With this, the ED has already attached Raut's properties in Dadar and Alibaug in this case.
Let us tell you that earlier, on the issue of ED's summons, Raut had sought more time to appear, citing the ongoing campaign for the Vice Presidential election. Sanjay Raut is the main accused in this case. Let us tell you that earlier on July 27, the ED summoned Raut in the case and asked him to appear for questioning, but Raut did not appear and sought exemption from appearance. But then the ED did not accept it. Yes, according to ED, Guru Ashish Construction was entrusted with the task of redeveloping the Patra Chawl and the task was entrusted to him by MHADA. Under this, the houses of 672 tenants were to be redeveloped in Patra Chawl on 47 acres in Goregaon, Mumbai. With this, according to the ED, Guru Ashish Construction misled MHADA and sold this land to 9 builders for Rs 901.79 crore without constructing the flat. Later on, Guru Ashish Construction started a project called Meadows and raised Rs 138 crore for the flat from home buyers. In such a situation, it was revealed in the investigation that the construction company illegally earned more than Rs 1,034.79 crore and later it illegally transferred this amount to its associates. According to the ED, Guru Ashish Construction Private Limited is a sister company of Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL). 034.79 crore and later he illegally transferred this amount to his associates.
At the same time, an investigation revealed that HDIL had deposited around Rs 100 crore in the account of Pravin Raut. In 2010, Praveen Raut's wife Madhuri transferred Rs 83 lakh to the account of Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha Raut. With this amount, Varsha Raut bought a flat in Dadar. After the ED probe began, Varsha Raut sent Rs 55 lakh to Madhuri Raut's account. According to ED, Pravin Raut, along with Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan, has siphoned off more than a thousand crore rupees. At the same time, the ED had raided the premises associated with Pravin Raut and his close aide Sujeet Patkar. Pravin Raut and Sanjay Raut are reportedly friends. At the same time, Sujit Patkar is also considered close to Sanjay Raut. Sujit Patkar is also a partner in a wine trading company with Sanjay Raut's daughter.
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